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62 j Report of the Veterans' Agent and Director of Veteran's Services District Board: i Carl Hiler, Sandwich Martin Hoxie, Barnstable x Charles Eager, Yarmouth Joseph Merchant, Dennis Randolph Peters, Mashpee o I hereby submit my 1973 annual report of the District Department Veterans Services. t For the town of Mashpee, this Department spent$11,035.39 s on Veterans Benefits which includes ordinary living expenses, medical and nursing homes. This total was based on 18 cases 1 which were aided. € Besides aiding veterans and their dependents in a finan- cial manner, this department shall assist them in furnishing such information, advice and assistance to enable them to t procure the vocational and other opportunities such as edu- cational, hospitalization, medical care, pensions, compensa- tion and any other veterans benefits. A total of 6,072 people availed themselves during 1973: also, this office handled 5,355 incoming telephone calls. Included in this is a report from Investigator, Sidney L. Chase, as follows: "As the District's Investigator, my primary job is to make regular reports on all cases on Veterans Benefits; semi-annual reports on all permanent cases and monthly visits on all temporary cases; for the calendar year 1973, there were 26 home investigations; 12 permanent cases, 14 temporary cases. My other duties are to assist Mr. Cross with Veterans serv- ices work and any other daily problems that arise from the 6,072 that availed themselves of our office during 1973." As the Director and agent, I wish to thank Mrs. Josephine Angell, my principal secretary; and Mrs. Florence Bell, my medical secretary, for their outstanding work throughout the year. Also, I thank the Board of Selectmen and their various Town Departments for their splendid cooperation throughout the year. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. CROSS, Director and Agent